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Maria Alexeievna Naryshkina
Maria Alexeievna Naryshkina (; - ) was a Russian noblewoman, pupil of the Smolny Institute and a maid of honour to Catherine the Great. Biography Maria Alexeivna was a daughter of Admiral Alexei Naumovich Senyavin (1722-1797) and Anna Elizabeth von Bradke (1733-1776). On 3 July 1776, aged five, she entered the Smolny Institute of Noble Maidens. She graduated in 1779 and two years later, in December of 1781 she was granted the rank of maid of honour. On 29 January 1783, Maria married chamberlain Aleksandr Lvovich Naryshkin (1760-1826), later Chief Director of the Imperial Theatres and Marshal of Nobility. During the reigns of Catherine II, Paul I and Alexander I, they maintained high positions in the royal court. The couple led a luxurious, open lifestyle and were well known for their opulent balls and receptions. In her memoirs Varvara Golovina wrote:"A large company would gather at Naryshkin's... The host's daughters would bustle about, coyly act; it was a real farce. Nar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city had a population of 5,601,911 residents as of 2021, with more than 6.4 million people living in the Saint Petersburg metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Saint Petersburg is the List of European cities by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in Europe, the List of cities and towns around the Baltic Sea, most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's List of northernmost items#Cities and settlements, northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As the former capital of the Russian Empire, and a Ports of the Baltic Sea, historically strategic port, it is governed as a Federal cities of Russia, federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
